REDEEMING RUTH 2 Ptr. Henry Brown 6:30PM Evening Service

2. REDEEMING RUTH #2:
GOD’s Hand in Our Favor
Ptr. Henry Brown

3. Ruth 2:1-13
1 Now Naomi had a relative of her husband's, a
worthy man of the clan of Elimelech, whose name
was Boaz. 2 And Ruth the Moabite said to Naomi,
“Let me go to the field and glean among the ears
of grain after him in whose sight I shall find favor.”
And she said to her, “Go, my daughter.”

4. Ruth 2:1-13
3 So she set out and went and gleaned in the field
after the reapers, and she happened to come to
the part of the field belonging to Boaz, who was of
the clan of Elimelech. 4 And behold, Boaz came
from Bethlehem. And he said to the reapers, “The
Lord be with you!” And they answered, “The Lord
bless you.”

5. Ruth 2:1-13
5 Then Boaz said to his young man who was in
charge of the reapers, “Whose young woman is
this?” 6 And the servant who was in charge of the
reapers answered, “She is the young Moabite
woman, who came back with Naomi from the
country of Moab.

6. Ruth 2:1-13
7 She said, ‘Please let me glean and gather among
the sheaves after the reapers.’ So she came, and
she has continued from early morning until now,
except for a short rest.” 8 Then Boaz said to Ruth,
“Now, listen, my daughter, do not go to glean in
another field or leave this one, but keep close to
my young women.

7. Ruth 2:1-13
9 Let your eyes be on the field that they are
reaping, and go after them. Have I not charged the
young men not to touch you? And when you are
thirsty, go to the vessels and drink what the young
men have drawn.” 10 Then she fell on her face,
bowing to the ground, and said to him, “Why have
I found favor in your eyes, that you should take
notice of me, since I am a foreigner?”

8. Ruth 2:1-13
11 But Boaz answered her, “All that you have done
for your mother-in-law since the death of your
husband has been fully told to me, and how you
left your father and mother and your native land
and came to a people that you did not know
before.

9. Ruth 2:1-13
12 The Lord repay you for what you have done,
and a full reward be given you by the Lord, the God
of Israel, under whose wings you have come to
take refuge!” 13 Then she said, “I have found favor
in your eyes, my lord, for you have comforted me
and spoken kindly to your servant, though I am not
one of your servants.”

10. Gleaning is the equivalent to social
services, food bank, homeless shelter,
soup kitchen, food stamps. That’s the
Hebrew equivalent.

11. Ruth 2:2
And Ruth, the Moabite, said to Naomi, ‘Let
me go to the field and glean among the ears
of grain after him and in whose sight I shall
find favor.’ And she said to her, ‘Go, my
daughter.’

12. Ruth 2:3
3 So she set out and went and gleaned in
the field after the reapers, and she
happened to come to the part of the field
belonging to Boaz, who was of the clan of
Elimelech.

13. THIS ISN’T HAPPENSTANCE,
CIRCUMSTANCE, FORTUNE, CHANCE.
THIS IS PROVIDENCE.

14. James 1:17
17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is
from above, coming down from the Father
of lights with whom there is no variation or
shadow due to change. ESV

15. James 1:17
17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is
from above, coming down from the Father
of lights with whom there is no variation or
shadow due to change. ESV

16. Ruth 2:5-6
5 Then Boaz said to his young man who was
in charge of the reapers, “Whose young
woman is this?” 6 And the servant who was
in charge of the reapers answered, “She is
the young Moabite woman, who came back
with Naomi from the country of Moab.

17. Ruth 2:7-8
7 She said, ‘Please let me glean and gather
among the sheaves after the reapers.’ So she
came, and she has continued from early
morning until now, except for a short rest.”
8 Then Boaz said to Ruth, “Now, listen, my
daughter, do not go to glean in another field
or leave this one, but keep close to my
young women.

18. Now in this, what we see is that Ruth is a
woman of outstanding character
• She’s not looking for
a handout.
• She’s working hard. She’s honest.

19. Now in this, what we see is that Ruth is a
woman of outstanding character
• She’s worked hard all day to feed
herself and her mother-in-law.
• She, in many ways, illustrates the
Proverbs 31 sort of great woman with
a great work ethic

20. Protector, provider, defender,
Boaz, man of war.

21. Ruth 2:11
11 But Boaz answered her, “All that you have
done for your mother-in-law since the death
of your husband has been fully told to me,
and how you left your father and mother
and your native land and came to a people
that you did not know before.

22. Ruth 2:12-13
12 The Lord repay you for what you have
done, and a full reward be given you by the
Lord, the God of Israel, under whose wings
you have come to take refuge!” 13 Then she
said, “I have found favor in your eyes, my
lord, for you have comforted me and spoken
kindly to your servant, though I am not one
of your servants.”

23. WHY IS THEIR STORY VERY RELEVANT TO
US TODAY?

24. Matthew 1:19
19 Because Joseph her husband was faithful
to the law, and yet did not want to expose
her to public disgrace, he had in mind to
divorce her quietly. NIV

25. THE STORY OF RUTH SHOWS US THE
PICTURE OF THE WONDERFUL, FAVOR OF
GOD THROUGH OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST
JESUS.

26. THE STORY OF RUTH SHOWS US THE
PICTURE OF THE WONDERFUL, FAVOR OF
GOD THROUGH OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST
JESUS.

27. Revelation 19:7-8
7 Let us rejoice and be glad and give him
glory! For the wedding of the Lamb has
come, and his bride has made herself ready.
8 Fine linen, bright and clean, was given her to
wear.” NIV

28. Fine linen stands for the righteous acts of
God’s holy people.

29. Ruth 2:15-17
15 As she got up to glean, Boaz gave orders to
his men, “Let her gather among the sheaves
and don’t reprimand her. 16 Even pull out some
stalks for her from the bundles and leave them
for her to pick up, and don’t rebuke her.”
17 So Ruth gleaned in the field until evening.
Then she threshed the barley she had gathered,
and it amounted to about an ephah. NIV

30. That is, probably about 30 pounds or about 13
kilograms
Boaz has gone far beyond on the law, all the
way to grace. He Is done way beyond what she
could have asked, or hoped for.